Topic (DJ)

Tobias Topic (born 23 March 1992 in Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia), also known mononymously as Topic (pronounced: Topik), is a German DJ, producer and musician. His song "Home" was certified Platinum in Australia and Germany.[1][2]

Biography

He went to a high school in Hessen. At the age of 16, he started using Logic, a digital audio workstation, to produce music with the guidance of a teacher.[3] He started his musical career on social media with the assistance of YouTube musicians who contacted him.[4][5]

Topic´s first release, a house song called "Light It Up", was released at the end of 2014 and reached more than one million views on his YouTube channel. In summer 2015 he released his debut album Miles, which charted on both the German and Austrian charts. Topic also later made the singles charts in both countries with the song "Home" featuring Nico Santos on vocals. He has cited the internet as a source of his success, stating "The Internet has actually brought the world closer together."[6]

In January 2016, he released the song "Home" which features singer Nico Santos.[7]

In September 2016, he signed a record deal with Sony Music/ATV.[8]

In January 2017, he released the single "Break My Habits".[9]

On 26 January 2018, Topic collaborated with American singer Ally Brooke for the single "Perfect".[10] The success of Airplay also received attention in the United States, in particular through Brooke's appearance on the TV show Wild ’n Out. For the song, they were nominated for the Teen Choice Award 2018 in the "Electronic / Dance Song" category.

With the track "Sólo contigo", which was created in collaboration with Juan Magán and German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut, he released a Spanish-language single for the first time in spring 2018. The song "The Less I Know" followed with Alexander Tidebrink, a swedish singer and songwriter.

On 19 December 2019, "Breaking Me" was released as the sixth single in 2019. It is a collaboration with the Swedish singer A7S and the first chart success after almost two years. The single reached top 10 positions in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Australia and Ireland. With "Breaking Me" Topic also reached the British single charts for the first time and his first number 1 in the Portuguese charts. In the USA he dominated the dance charts for 3 weeks.

Discography

Albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[11]		 AUT
[12]
Miles 6770

Singles
List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[11]		 AUS
[13]		 AUT
[12]		 CAN
[14]		 IRE
[15]		 NLD
[16]		 SWI
[17]		 UK
[18]		 US
Dance/
Elec.
[19]
"Light It Up"
(with Jona Selle)		 2014 ————————— Miles
"Real Stars"
(with Marco Minella)		 2015 —————————
"Miles"
(with Krism)		 —————————
"Home"
(featuring Nico Santos)		 121110——————
"Fly Away"
(with Lili Pistorius)		 —————————
"Find You"
(with Jake Reese)		 2016 57—63—————— Non-album singles
"Break My Habits" 2017 58—73——————
"Perfect"
(with Ally Brooke)		 2018 98—73—————38
"Sólo Contigo"[21]
(with Juan Magán and Lena)		 —————————
"Breaking Me"
(with A7S)		 2019 34
[22]		22035439
"Like I Love You"
(with Nico Santos)		 2020 24—32———54—— Nico Santos
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2017 MTV Europe Music Awards Best German Artist Himself Nominated [26]

References
  1. Medienhaus, Südkurier. "Musik: Topic ist als Produzent auf der Erfolgsspur - aber singen will er lieber nicht". SÜDKURIER Online (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  2. "In-Producer Topic aus Solingen startet auch international durch". neuH Magazine (in German). 2016-07-10. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  3. "Music Video - TOPIC - Home Ft Nico Santos". Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  4. "Home ft. Nico Santos: Wer ist Tobias Topic?". www.tonight.de. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  5. Radtke, Guido. "Solingen: Topic spielt neuen Song zum ersten Mal in der Festhalle". RP ONLINE. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  6. Schreiber-Lenz, Jutta (24 February 2016). "Von Solingen hoch in die Charts" (in German). Solinger Tageblatt. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  7. Einck, Henry. "Musikvideo » Topic feat. Nico Santos - Home". Dance-Charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  8. "MusikWoche News Sony/ATV gewinnt". www.mediabiz.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  9. "Topic released Break My Habits mit einem filmreifen Musikvideo". It's All About The Music (in German). 2017-01-14. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  10. "Fifth Harmony's Ally Brooke Releasing Debut Solo Single 'Perfect,' Collab With Topic". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  11. "Discographie von Topic". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  12. "Discographie Topic - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  13. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  14. "Topic, Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  15. "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  16. "Discografie Topic". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  17. "Discographie Topic feat. A7S". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  18. "Topic ft. A7S | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  19. "Topic Chart History: Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  20. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  21. "Sólo Contigo - Single by Topic, Juan Magán & Lena on iTunes". Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  22. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  23. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  24. "BRIT Certified - bpi" (To access, enter the search parameter "Topic"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  25. "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  26. Radtke, Guido. "Solingen: Solinger Discjockey für MTV-Award nominiert". RP ONLINE. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
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